Maps

In
writing to his publisher on the subject of The Lord of the Rings,
J.R.R. Tolkien explained that “in such a story one ... must first make a map and make the narrative agree”.

This
gallery presents some of the maps that the author elaborated while
working on his most famous work; we believe that they will confirm
beyond any possible doubt the truth of this remark.

Start
your journey with the earliest map of The Shire. Using the zoom,
follow the protagonists of The Lord of the Rings in their
travels through the territories of Middle-earth. Accompany the author
in his more detailed cartographic expoloration of the lands of Rohan,
Gondor, and Mordor, and in further detail, discover the secrets of
the region of Minas Tirith.

Finally,
you will find the ‘precious’ map (in black and red) of
Wilderland, published in the first edition of The Hobbit in 1937,
with the hand-written annotations of the author himself!